If the column load is gradually increased, a condition is reached in which the straight form of equilibrium becomes so-called neutral equilibrium, and a small lateral force will produce a deflection that does not disappear and the column remains in this slightly bent form when the lateral force is removed.

During the gradual process by which Homo erectus made a transition from furry to naked skin, their hair texture putatively changed gradually from Afro-textured hair or ' kinky ' ( i. e. tightly coiled ) to straight hair ( the condition of most mammals, including humanity's closest cousins — chimpanzees ) This argument is based on the principle that curly hair impedes the passage of UV light into the body relative to straight hair ( thus curly or coiled hair would be particularly advantageous for dark-skinned hominids living at the equator ).

The quality of river waters is generally poor, but their condition is gradually improving and should soon be classed as ' clean '.

Unfortunately, the move did little to alleviate the Dauphin's condition, which gradually continued to deteriorate.

These cities gradually fell deeper and deeper into debt, a condition that would allow Ivan's successors to annex them.

This order was withdrawn in 1827, but the condition of the river gradually deteriorated, and the arrival of the Blisworth to Peterborough Railway in 1845 further reduced profitability.

Meanwhile, the Upper Avon Navigation between Stratford and Evesham was owned by relatives of Lord Windsor, who had died in 1758, and its condition gradually deteriorated.

His condition improved gradually until in 2010 ; he could walk with two sticks and drive a car.

Merrick's condition gradually deteriorated during his four years at the London hospital.

However, as the series went on, this condition was gradually phased out of the plot and was never mentioned again.

RLS symptoms may gradually worsen with age, though more slowly for those with the idiopathic form of RLS than for patients who also suffer from an associated medical condition.

This condition, which has some parallels with the human virus HIV, was kept in check with medication and may or may not have played a role in T ' Pol's gradually increased emotionalism over the next three years.

Despite aggressive treatment, his condition gradually worsened, and seven weeks after the release of the remake of The Unholy Three, he died of a throat hemorrhage.

Their condition ( and the government's ) only worsened when Khmer Rouge forces gradually gained control of the banks of the Mekong.

Once time has been spent practising, the techniques become instinctive and the exercises are gradually phased out as the condition improves.

In many countries, enhanced civil rights were gradually extended to the Jews, though often only in a partial form and on condition that the Jews abandon many aspects of their previous identity in favour of integration and assimilation with the dominant society.

Ramakrishna's condition gradually worsened and he expired in the early morning hours of August 16, 1886 at the Cossipore garden house.

' If this second condition, which depends on the military authorities, is fulfilled that we can calmly and by reasonable action slow down the tempo of the war, at once in the case of the war in the air, and gradually in the land fighting.

A small percentage of the ANF, in select sections, will be left in its natural condition undisturbed by logging on a permanent basis, gradually progressing toward the biologically diverse old-growth condition.

His condition gradually deteriorated, and he died on March 16, 1985, at age 82.

; Acidic condition: The drug gradually decreased with time on heating at 80 ° C in 1 M HCl by forming degradation products.

In the late 1940s, it was gradually restored to its pre-war condition.

The law was gradually brought into its present condition through precedents extending back for centuries, especially decisions of the court of chancery, the court par excellence of construction, as distinguished from the court of probate.

Daniel Morgan's rheumatic condition worsened with the increase of the cold and damp weather.

Sir Almroth Wright strongly supported Fleming's findings, but despite this, most army physicians over the course of the war continued to use antiseptics even in cases where this worsened the condition of the patients.

He contracted a minor illness while on campaign, but his condition quickly worsened and he chose to travel in a litter.

Though her condition worsened steadily, she rejected medical help and all proffered remedies, saying that she would have " no poisoning doctor " near her.

According to a hospital spokesman, Coleman was " conscious and lucid " the next morning, but his condition subsequently worsened.

As her condition worsened, she was transferred to Philadelphia's Hahnemann University Hospital.

Some patients suffering from the related condition of thyroid eye disease leading to diplopia because this condition can be worsened by radiotherapy treatment.

After the end of World War II, Italy was in rubble and occupied by foreign armies, like Germany and other Axis powers, a condition that worsened the chronic development gap towards the more advanced European economies.

Within a few months his condition worsened and he was bed ridden.

On Christmas of 1838, he left Paris for Marseilles and, after a brief stay, travelled to Nice where his condition worsened.

Dr. Read said it was unclear whether Falk's condition had worsened as a result of anesthesia or some other reaction to the operations.

But the riders were often well paid, especially since more people came to watch them as their condition worsened.

Lois took him to see many doctors and spent all her available time trying to nurse him back to health, but his condition worsened and he died in February 1920, just before his fourth birthday.

The condition of the facility worsened in the 1960s and 1970s, prompting its closing for renovation from 1974 – 1975.

He began to have trouble sleeping almost immediately after his 40th birthday in 1991 ; following these first signs of insomnia, his health and state of mind quickly deteriorated as his condition worsened.

The Dauphin's condition worsened even more, riots broke out in Paris in April, and on 26 March, Louis XVI himself almost died from a fall off a roof.

Braille had always been a sickly child, and his condition worsened in adulthood.

Furthermore, global market even poses a threat to the stability and sustainability of Bolivia ’ s frail economy: “ a drop in export prices, reduction of informal trade ” and low-skilled over-homogenized local products have further worsened the bleak condition of Bolivia ’ s microeconomic activities, making it almost impossible for village farms and factories to make a living from trading with the world.

In the midst of this crisis, Theodore II's epileptic condition worsened, and the Emperor died on August 18, 1258, leaving George Mouzalon as the regent for his minor son John IV Laskaris.

As his condition worsened, Canadians hoped for a miracle and Pope John Paul II sent a telegram saying that he was praying for Fox.

He was put on ventilator support as his condition worsened but he eventually recuperated and was later, discharged.

However, McQueen's condition worsened and " huge " tumors developed in his abdomen.

His condition worsened, however, and he eventually had to remain indoors.